Karnal civic body honours cleanest hospitals, schools

Karnal, January 14

The Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday honoured schools, hospitals, hotels, dhaba, residents’ welfare association, trader association and other establishments, which were adjudged cleanest in different competitions of various categories conducted for the Swachh Survekshan 2022 recently.

Mayor Renu Bala Gupta, and CM’s representative in the Karnal Assembly segment Sanjay Bathla honoured 41 participants who secured first, second and third places in different categories. Sanitation staff, swachhata champions, social activists, NGOs were also felicitated.

While congratulating all who were honoured, Mayor Gupta exhorted them to keep the momentum to ensure top position for Karnal in the Swachhata ranking. Due to the steps being taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart City Mission, people are focusing on cleanliness. “By doing this, we are not only making our vicinity clean, but also fulfilling the dream of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi,” said the Mayor.

In the hospital category, Amritdhara Hospital bagged the first position, while Virk Hospital and Park Hospital jointly remained at second position and Praveen Garg Hospital and Shri Hari Hospital secured third place. In the hotel category, Noor Mehal bagged the top position, while Neelkanth Star Dhaba remained at the top in the dhaba category. DPS bagged first position in the private school category, while Government Senior Secondary School of Mangalpur in the government school category and Sant Nikka Singh Public School, Zarifa Farm, in the government-aided school category. In the college category, Guru Nanak Khalsa and DAV College jointly bagged the top position. In the market association category, the Nehru Palace Market Association remained first, while in the residents’ welfare association, the Sector 7 association secured the top position. The Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) bagged the first position, while NDRI remained at second and the CSSRI remained at third position in the government offices’ category.

Winners all the way

• Hospital category: Amritdhara Hospital
• Hotel category: Noor Mehal
• Dhaba category: Neelkanth Star Dhaba
• Private school category: DPS
• Government school category: Govt Sr Sec School, Mangalpur
• College category: Guru Nanak Khalsa and DAV College

Fulfilling Bapu’s dreams

By doing this, we are not only making our vicinity clean, but also fulfilling the dream of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. — Renu Bala Gupta, Mayor